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The FDA says there's no evidence that antibacterial soaps do a better job cleaning hands, and chemicals in them may pose health hazards. The FDA ban applies only to consumer products, not those used in hospitals and food service settings.

FDA Bans 19 Chemicals Used In Antibacterial Soaps

Manufacturers didn't provide data showing the chemicals are safe and effective, the FDA says. It says there's no evidence that they do a better job at preventing illness than plain soap and water.

Philippine police officers investigate after an explosion at a night market that left about 10 people dead and wounded several others in southern Davao City, Philippines, late Friday.

Deadly Explosion Hits Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's Hometown

Islamic terror group Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility for the blast that hit Davao City, where President Duterte is currently visiting. Police say 14 people were killed, and more than 60 injured.

S.C. County Sprays For Mosquitoes But Accidentally Takes Out Millions Of Bees

Dorchester County, in South Carolina, was worried about the risk posed by Zika. So officials recently ordered that a pesticide be sprayed from planes. Local beehives have been devastated.

Jacquelyn Clark, co-owner of Bristlecone Shooting, Training and Retail Center in Lakewood, Colo., holds a list of gun safety rules. One recommendation: Consider "off-site storage if a family member may be suicidal."

Colorado Gun Shops Work Together To Prevent Suicides

Gun shop owners and public health workers in Colorado are finding common ground amid rancor over guns and politics. They are collaborating to reduce suicides involving firearms.

Hillary Clinton checks her phone after addressing the Security Council at the United Nations as secretary of state in 2012.

FBI Docs: Clinton Says Concerns About Email Setup Never Reached Her

An FBI report and notes of the bureau's interview with Hillary Clinton show she relied on agency officials to deal with classified information.

Grattan (left) and Evelyn Betancourt stand in front of their home in Fort Washington, Md., in one of the wealthiest majority-black counties in the United States: Prince George's, just east of Washington, D.C. But the reality, Grattan says, is "that many people here, even though they've lived here for many years, are fighting to save their homes" — the Betancourts among them.

For The Black Middle Class, Housing Crisis And History Collude To Dash Dreams

Evelyn and Grattan Betancourt live in a wealthy, majority-black county in the U.S. They did everything they were supposed to: steady jobs, bought a house within their means. Things still went wrong.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The RNC is largely supplementing the Trump campaign when it comes to on-the-ground staff.

RNC Hires Staff To Supplement Trump's Lacking Ground Game In Critical States

The Republican National Committee announced it's hiring almost 400 additional staffers and opening about 100 new offices across 11 battleground states.

The Gardez Hospital in Afghanistan's Paktia province as seen in 2012. The U.S.-funded hospital still has construction deficiencies nearly five years after the original target date for its completion.

U.S.-Funded Afghan Hospital Is Expensive, Late And Poorly Built, Report Finds

The $14.6 million Gardez Hospital in eastern Afghanistan is over budget and might be too expensive for local health authorities to run on their own.

6 Myths About Suicide That Every Educator And Parent Should Know

One of the biggest myths? That children don't kill themselves. It's just not true. Children as young as 5 take their own lives every year.

Imagine a world where you can buy fresh, delicious tacos on every street corner.

Picture An America With #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner

In an election cycle filled with sharp disagreement, one man has landed on a platform everyone can seem to get behind: taco trucks on every corner.

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